Anyone German here who just got a DTV and would maybe give me some advise for the process?

Appreciate it!!

Besides our main job, how can we increase our additional income?

Hi lovely people 🌞 Does anyone have experience with applying for the DTV from Singapore on the basis of freelance work even when you aren’t a Singaporean citizen? Any guidance and experience is much appreciated, thanks! 🙏

DTV Application Accepted - Hanoi (partner’s) workcation

So for the tutors freelancing in the group here is the timeline

18th March 2026 - submitted

19th March 2026 - additional docs requested (business registration of those companies he freelanced for) and submitted same day

The LONGEST weekend there ever was and a Monday followed

24th March 2026 - application approved

So I submitted at Los Angeles consulate yesterday under workation. Pretty quickly in 2 hours they asked for additional documents - some of which didn’t make sense.

1) they asked for proof of funds again as if they didn’t understand or even see my proof of funds. I believe the issue with that is my latest statement isn’t ready till end of month so the front account activity page even though had my name and bank account and well over required balance (32ku$d) showing wasn’t “counted” by them. So I have to request a VOD and stamped letter from my bank and try again. Or what else can I do?

2) tax document is only new item they requested which I will give.

3) document relevant to DTV visa - again I had a over 6 page portfolio pdf as free lancer for workcation explaining even income showing, but it appears they didn’t even look at it. My cover letter even explained I will not work with any Thai company or get a thai bank account and$ is the least of my concerns.

But having said that - I will try again to clearly give them what they need and hope I get approved. Thanks and appreciate your thoughts 🙏

For those who work as freelance, what business registration do you use? I have a client I work often with and thinking about using that? But it's not monthly payments but project based.

# 😕2 months payslips + signed contract + strong savings. Enough?

Planning to apply for DTV (Workcation) from Sydney in January. Wanted to get a sanity check from people who've been through it.

My situation:

* Australian passport, applying from Sydney

* Left my job in March (career break)

* Signed consultant agreement starting January 2025 (remote)

* 2 months of freelance income (September and December) via PayPal

* Savings 2-3x above the 500K THB requirement

* 7 years professional background (consulting).

My concern: I see 6 months of payslips listed as a requirement. I don't have that but I have strong savings and a signed contract.

Has anyone been approved with less than 6 months payslips if savings and contract were solid?

Also considering Soft Power (Muay Thai) as a backup but would prefer Workcation as I want to test gyms out when I am actually there. But if that's the better play, I can consider it.

Appreciate any insights.

Cheers.

If someone has had the experience of applying through the UK office for a workstation DTV - as a freelancer - did they want to see a specific amount of monthly income (as in something deem reasonable to live on as a montly allowance) or is it mainly based on the savings? I ask because I have more than the required amount in savings, but I have cut my work down for a few months, and so really only earn pocket money at this point. Is it best to increase my work to show a higher monthly income, or is it not relevant? thanks for any insight.

DTV approved, Canberra Embassy, Workcation (Freelancer).

* Applied on 24th October 2025

* Rang for an update a week later, the embassy staff were very helpful, and gave me a timeframe of 10 days to 1 month for approval (told me to email them a few business days before my flight if the status hadn't changed)

* Changed to pending approval on 30th October

* Approved on 5th November, no request for further documents

For context, I have a flight booked to arrive in Thailand on 18th November.

What documents I provided:

For proof of location:

* Cover page with the title of document and my contact details

* Plain letterhead from myself explaining some variation in information

* My Australian driver's license

* Letter in my name sent to the residential address I provided

For financial proof:

* Proof of Balance confirmation from my bank

For proof of work:

For this I made a multiple page pdf document including

* Cover page

* Clear table of contents with page numbers

* Cover letter briefly describing my work, reasons why I want to live in Thailand, strongly emphasising that I will not work for Thai businesses or source income from within Thailand (i.e. work with international clients only)

* Work description with dot points for main work responsibilities

* Proof of my Business Registration (screenshots and link)

* My Work's Online Presence (screenshots of my website and LinkedIn)

* Letterhead from myself confirming that I'm self-employed and am authorised to work remotely

* Ongoing Client Overview (description of my ongoing client and screenshots of the relevant case study on my website)

* Letter from my Client confirming that I work remotely

* Signed Service Agreement between the same client and myself

* Work Examples (screenshots and links)

* 5 most recent paid invoices

ilovepdf is a life-saver when it comes to compressing large pdf documents while still keeping a good quality.

Would also recommend making sure that any scans of physical documents are very good quality.

Make sure all names and addresses match across all documents - if there are any variations (even small ones), include letters/clarification statements to explain.

Can I know how many months worth of proof do I need to show of my income if I am applying for the remote worker/freelancing. Let say I started working remotely about 2 months. But the income is not much and not constant. Please advice thank you 🙏🏻